After spending $350 + add-ons and UNTOLD hours tinkering, I dropped my phone one day, thankfully to no loss or damage.
I did some research and came up with this:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...black+aluminum
Gotta say I love this case it is far less of a hassle than I imagined, and all those worries of leaning against something cracking the screen are gone!